English Explanatory Dictionary

roll cloud

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A low, horizontal, tube-shaped, and relatively rare type of arcus cloud, differing from shelf clouds by being completely detached from other cloud features.

Word forms

roll cloud roll clouds

Etymology

They usually appear to be "rolling" about a horizontal axis.

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